As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with naval and air support to land behind German lines at Anzio and to cut off ...

DILLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Their official designation was Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel, or LCVP. Usually, they were just called Landing Craft. Sometimes they were called Higgins boats after their ...

With a single piper playing bagpipes on deck, a restored World War Two amphibious vehicle landed on Gold Beach in Normandy on Thursday, exactly 80 years after the allied landing that started the ...

This video follows the restoration of a rare WWII Beach Battalion helmet, bringing back a piece of naval history from corrosion and neglect. We walk through the process of cleaning, preserving, and ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- A piece of history from World War II has arrived in La Crosse. Landing Ship Tank 325 is preparing to welcome guests for tours ahead of the holiday weekend. A vital part of World ...

Two green helmets with scratches sit on a bunk. Metal dinner trays are stacked in the kitchen — the actual ones used by servicemen for meals. An old Jeep is parked on board with a Red Cross emblem and ...

PITTSBURGH — The last fully operational World War II landing ship just arrived in Pittsburgh for the third time in its 80-year history. “It’s a great ship,” said LST 325 Cruise Director Ken Rupp.